About CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS)

CYS Investments, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company's objective is to provide consistent returns to its investors through a combination of dividends and capital appreciation. It invests in agency residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) collateralized by fixed rate single-family residential mortgage loans; adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which have coupon rates that reset monthly, or hybrid ARMs, which have a coupon rate that is fixed for an initial period. In addition, it has investments in collateralized mortgage obligations issued by a government agency or government-sponsored entity (GSE) that are collateralized by Agency RMBS. Its investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a GSE, such as Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or by the United States Government agency, such as Government National Mortgage Association.

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CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS) Frequently Asked Questions

What is CYS Investments' stock symbol?

CYS Investments trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CYS."

How often does CYS Investments pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for CYS Investments?

CYS Investments announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Wednesday, April 11th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 21st. View CYS Investments' Dividend History.

How were CYS Investments' earnings last quarter?

CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 14th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $46.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $47 million. CYS Investments had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 64.82%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.24 earnings per share. View CYS Investments' Earnings History.

When will CYS Investments make its next earnings announcement?

Where is CYS Investments' stock going? Where will CYS Investments' stock price be in 2018?

3 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for CYS Investments' stock. Their predictions range from $8.50 to $8.50. On average, they expect CYS Investments' share price to reach $8.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for CYS Investments.

Are investors shorting CYS Investments?

CYS Investments saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,723,494 shares, a drop of 58.1% from the February 15th total of 8,884,498 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,192,961 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Has CYS Investments been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about CYS stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. CYS Investments earned a coverage optimism score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 46.25 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Who are CYS Investments' major shareholders?

CYS Investments' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.79%), Boston Partners (4.27%), OppenheimerFunds Inc. (2.34%), American Financial Group Inc. (2.05%), Global X Management Co. LLC (1.55%) and West Family Investments Inc. (1.34%). Company insiders that own CYS Investments stock include David A Tyson and Kevin E Grant. View Institutional Ownership Trends for CYS Investments.

Which institutional investors are selling CYS Investments stock?

CYS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Citadel Advisors LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, American Financial Group Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold CYS Investments company stock in the last year include David A Tyson and Kevin E Grant. View Insider Buying and Selling for CYS Investments.

How do I buy shares of CYS Investments?

Shares of CYS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is CYS Investments' stock price today?

One share of CYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.70.

How big of a company is CYS Investments?

CYS Investments has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion and generates $318.87 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $181.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.05 on an earnings per share basis. CYS Investments employs 16 workers across the globe.

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CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS) Analysts' Consensus Rating

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